Politifact.com: Statements from Haley Barbourhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/haley-barbour/Statements from Haley Barbour reviewed by Politifact.comen-usTue, 04 Oct 2011 14:17:16 -0400Haley Barbour:
When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama &quot;had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson.&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/oct/04/haley-barbour/haley-barbour-says-barack-obama-benefited-biggest-/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Haley Barbour says Barack Obama benefited from biggest Congressional Democratic majorities since Lyndon Johnson
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<p> During the&nbsp;Oct. 2, 2011, edition of CBS&rsquo;s Face the Nation, two governors -- Democrat Martin O&rsquo;Malley of Maryland and Republican Haley Barbour of Mississippi -- faced off over a variety of political and policy issues. At one point, Barbour parried O&rsquo;Malley&rsquo;s criticism of Republican economic policies by noting the size of President Barack Obama&rsquo;s congressional majorities after he took office in early 2009. His argument was that Obama had significant legislative advantages that should have enabled him to do what he wanted policy-wise -- meaning that Obama can&rsquo;t legitimately blame the Republicans for blocking ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/oct/04/haley-barbour/haley-barbour-says-barack-obama-benefited-biggest-/">>> More</a>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:17:16 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/oct/04/haley-barbour/haley-barbour-says-barack-obama-benefited-biggest-/Haley Barbour: &quot;It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog,&quot; but he's &quot;cramming health care reform down the country's throat in a fraction of that time.&quot;http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/03/haley-barbour/barbour-claims-obama-took-longer-choose-dog-hes-gi/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Barbour claims Obama took longer to choose a dog than he's giving nation to overhaul health care system
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<p> Republicans have been complaining for weeks that President Barack Obama is trying to rush his health care reform bill through Congress. To make their point now, they've gone to the dogs. In an Aug. 13 op-ed in the Washington Examiner , Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour invoked Bo, the White House dog, to illustrate how quickly Obama has tried to pass the 1,000-page bill. Barbour, who chairs the Republican Governors Association and has been mentioned as a possible 2012 presidential contender, wrote, &quot;It took Obama six months to pick out a family dog. Cramming ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/03/haley-barbour/barbour-claims-obama-took-longer-choose-dog-hes-gi/">>> More</a>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:44:04 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/03/haley-barbour/barbour-claims-obama-took-longer-choose-dog-hes-gi/